Bench-dog



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BENCH DOG.

No. 349,996. Patented Sept. 28, 1886.

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BRINTON B. HOOPES, OF AVONDALE, PENNSYLVANIA.

BENCH-DOG.

SPECIPICA TION forming part of Letters Patent No. 349,996, dated September 28, 1886.

Application tiled May 10, 1886.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, BRINTON B. I-Ioorns, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Avondale, in the county of Chester and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bench-Dogs; and

I do hereby declare that the following is a full,

clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form apart of this specification, and in which- Figure l is a perspective view showing my improved bench-dog in operation; and Fig. 2 is a similar view of the dog, showing its under side.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in both the figures.

My invention has relation to that class of bench-dogs which are secured to the face of a bench and have a spud or flat point at one end bearing against the rear end of the piece of wood to be worked; and it consists in the improved construction and combination of parts of such a dog, which is simple of construction and positive in operation, as hereinaiter more fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, the letter A indicates the straight portion of the dog, which portion is provided at one end with a laterally projecting flat spud or point, B, while the other end has two segmental arms,C C, projecting to both sides, the arms forming a semicircle, or nearly so. The outer end of the arm projecting in the same direction as the flat spud at the end of the straight arm is provided with a downwardly projecting flat spud or point, D, having its outer tlat side 40 flush with the straight end ofthe arm,and the Serial No. 201,742. (No model.)

other arm is provided at its end with a round spud or point, E, projecting downward. XVhen the dog is to be used, the laterallyprojccting spud is driven into the end of the piece of lumber to be worked, whereupon the round point or spud is driven into the bench, and after tapping thearm having the flat spud so as to bring the laterallyprojecting spud hard against the work and so as to bring the forward end of the piece of lumber to be worked hard against the dog at that end, or the abutment at that end, the flat downward ly-projecting spud is driven into the bench when the piece of lumber will be firmly held by the dog. which will be held perfectly firm and secure by the two spuds driven into the bench. The round spud will allow the dog to be moved against the piece of lumber to be worked after the said spud has been driven into the bench, and the flat downwardly-pro jecling spud will prevent any movement of the dog after it has been driven into the bench, entering the face of the bench with its edge parallel to the grain of the bench,and consequently entering the wood with ease.

Having thus described my invention, I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States A Y shaped bench-dog having aspudat the end of each arm, two of said spuds being flat and wedge shaped, and the other one being round and pointed. one of said iiat spuds projecting laterally from its arm.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereunto aflixed my signature 75 

